[女娃] Vera's Moscow Blog 10/22/09
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Hello again everyone,
First of all, I have to give all the credit to Tsvetana today. She was moving
well and hitting some great shots, and she made it really difficult for me.
So, congratulations to her for playing a great match and reaching the
quarterfinals.
It was a tough day today. I had problems with my knees in the match. They've
been troubling me the last few months. Hopefully it's nothing major. I feel
pain in them, but I think all of these problems - my foot, my knees - are
because of the ankle injury from earlier in the season. I'm compensating, and
all the practice and playing is making it worse. I'll do some tests,
hopefully it'll be okay.
Going on the court I knew I was in pain, but I made the commitment to play,
and when I do that I try my best to show my best. I always try to finish the
match. If I knew I couldn't finish it, I wouldn't have gone on. I would only
have stopped if I couldn't walk. So I went on and gave it my all, but it
wasn't enough.
Mentally it's very difficult to play through pain. You get tired of fighting
with the injuries, with yourself, with the opponent...
I'll be going to Doha as an alternate but it will be hard to practice too
much. If I end up playing a match I will try my best, but once this is all
done, my season is finished and my off-season begins. I want to put
everything behind me. I've been told I need to take six weeks off to let this
heal, once and for all.
As a professional tennis player, this is my job, and it's tough to sit at
home and not play tournaments. That was my mistake earlier in the season,
that maybe I came back too soon from my ankle injury. But maybe it's tougher
to sit at home and watch it all on TV. Anyway, whatever it is, I'm happy
where I am at the end of the season. Despite everything, I still had a shot
at the No.8 spot at the Sony Ericsson Championships. I'm proud of how I
fought. I had such a great first part of the season - when I got injured in
Charleston it changed everything. My desire to start playing again overcame
rational thinking! If I thought rationally I should have taken a longer
break. I couldn't resist myself. As soon as I feel just a little bit better I
always start playing again. But right now I have no regrets. I'll take my six
weeks off and start working hard for 2010. I want to put myself in a
situation where I'm pain free and enjoying myself on the court, fighting
hard...
Thank you so much for reading and for all of your questions and support all
week! I will do it again next year for sure.
Until next time,
Vera
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